Results from primaries and other elections in CO, IL, NY, OK, UT, NE, MS, and SC: More Women Gubernatorial Nominees and Potential U.S. House Pick-Ups

CAWP Staff

LAST UPDATED: 7.1.22 6:45am ET (final results)

 

Five primaries were held on Tuesday in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah. In addition, primary runoff elections were held in Mississippi and South Carolina and a special election for the U.S. House was held in Nebraska. Full context about women in the 2022 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch.

Among the most notable results thus far for women:

  • Women won major-party nominations for governor in Colorado, New York, and Oklahoma. With these nominations, women have now tied the record for major-party gubernatorial nominations at 16 (first set in 2018).
    • In Colorado, Heidi Ganahl (R) will challenge incumbent Governor Jared Polis (D) in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first woman to serve as governor of Colorado. 
    • In New York, incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (D) – who became the first woman governor of New York when she ascended to the governorship upon the resignation of former Governor Andrew Cuomo in August 2021 – will run to hold her seat in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first woman elected governor of New York.
    • In Oklahoma, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister (D) will challenge incumbent Governor Kevin Stitt (R) in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. Hofmeister was elected statewide as a Republican and changed parties from Republican to Democrat in October 2021. If successful, she will be the first Democratic woman to serve as governor of Oklahoma.
  • Non-incumbent women won major-party nominations in multiple U.S. House contests where they are currently either favored to win or deemed competitive in November.
    • State Senator Brittany Pettersen (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary in CO-07, a contest currently rated as “Likely Democratic” by Cook Political Report.
    • State Representative Yadira Caraveo (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) won the Republican nomination in CO-08, an all-woman contest currently rated as a Republican toss up by Cook Political Report. If elected, Caraveo will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Colorado.
    • State Representative Delia Ramirez (D) won the Democratic nomination in IL-03, a contest currently rated as “Solid Democratic” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois.
    • Nikki Budzinski (D) won the Democratic nomination and Regan Deering (R) won the Republican nomination in IL-13, an all-woman contest currently rated as “Lean Democratic” by Cook Political Report.
    • Esther Joy King (R) won the Republican nomination in IL-17, a contest currently rated as a Democratic toss up by Cook Political Report.
  • Incumbent women are favored to win re-election in U.S. House contests in Colorado, Illinois, and Oklahoma, but 2 (2D) incumbent women U.S. representatives from Illinois will not return to Congress in 2023: incumbent Representative Marie Newman (D) was defeated in an incumbent v. incumbent primary contest in IL-06, and incumbent Representative Cheri Bustos (D, IL-17) is not running for re-election.
    • Newman is the second incumbent woman member of the U.S. House to be defeated in primaries this year; the first was Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (D, GA-07).
    • Incumbent Representative Mary Miller (R) won the Republican nomination in an incumbent v. incumbent primary contest in IL-15 and is strongly favored to win in November.
    • For more information about the impacts of congressional reapportionment for women candidates in election 2022, see our fact sheet Redistricting Effects on Women Congressional Incumbents.
  • Women won major-party nominations for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, but only incumbent Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) is currently favored to win in November.
    • In Illinois, incumbent Senator Duckworth was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be challenged by Republican nominee Kathy Salvi (R) in an all-woman general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report. 
    • In Oklahoma, where two senate seats are up for election this year, former U.S. Representative Kendra Horn (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will compete in a general election contest to fill the unexpired term of Senator Jim Inhofe (R). In the other U.S. Senate contest, Madison Horn (D) has advanced to the August 23 primary runoff election for the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Senator James Lankford (R). Both general election contests are currently rated “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.
    • In South Carolina, State Representative Krystle Matthews (D) won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Tim Scott in a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first woman in the U.S. Senate from South Carolina and the first Black woman in the U.S. Senate from a Southern state.
  • Success for women in primaries for statewide executive offices resulted in multiple woman v. woman general election contests.
    • In Colorado, incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be challenged by Republican nominee Pam Anderson (R) in November.
    • In Illinois, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton (D) will be challenged by Republican nominee Stephanie Trussell (R) in November. Both ran on tickets with their party’s gubernatorial nominee.
    • In Illinois, incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be challenged by Republican nominee Shannon L. Teresi (R) in November.
    • In South Carolina, Ellen Weaver (R) won the Republican nomination via runoff and Lisa Ellis (D) had already secured the Democratic nomination in the open-seat contest for superintendent of public instruction.

 

Colorado

Illinois

New York

Oklahoma

Utah

Mississippi Runoffs

South Carolina Runoffs

Nebraska Special Election

Colorado
 

U.S. Senate

No women ran for the U.S. Senate to challenge incumbent Senator Michael Bennet (D). No woman has ever represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. House

Women currently hold 2 (1D, 1R) of 7 (28.6%) seats in the Colorado delegation to the U.S. House. Five (3D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from Colorado. 

In 2022, 11 (4D, 7R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Colorado.

Based on primary election results, women are 6 of 16 (37.5%) major-party nominees already selected for U.S. House in Colorado, including 3 of 8 (37.5%) Democrats and 3 of 8 (37.5%) Republicans. Five (1D, 4R) women candidates for the U.S. House were unsuccessful.

  • Both (1D, 1R) women incumbents are nominees for re-election.
    • Incumbent Representative Dianna DeGette (D) won the Democratic nomination in CO-01. She will run for re-election in an all-woman general election contest currently rated as "Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
    • Incumbent Representative Lauren Boebert (R) won the Republican nomination in CO-03. She will run for re-election in an all-woman general election contest currently rated as "Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.
  • 1 (1R) woman won a nomination to challenge an incumbent in November. 
    • Jennifer Qualteri (R) was unopposed in the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Representative Diana DeGette (D), an all-woman contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
  • 3 (2D, 1R) women won nominations for open-seat U.S. House contests.
    • State Senator Brittany Pettersen (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary in CO-07, a contest currently rated as “Likely Democratic” by Cook Political Report.
    • State Representative Yadira Caraveo (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) won the Republican nomination in CO-08, an all-woman contest currently rated as a Republican toss up by Cook Political Report. If elected, Caraveo will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Colorado.

Of the 6 (3D, 3R) women nominees for U.S. House in Colorado, 1 (1D) woman – Caraveo (CO-08) – is Latina and 5 (2D, 3R) women – DeGette (CO-01), Qualteri (CO-01), Boebert (CO-03), Pettersen (CO-07), and Kirkmeyer (CO-08) – are white. All women who have served in the U.S. House from Colorado to date are white.

Statewide Elective Executive Office

Women currently hold 2 (2D) of 5 (40%) statewide elective executive offices in Colorado. Twenty-six (9D, 13R, 4NP) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in Colorado, including 1 (1D) woman who has served in more than one statewide executive office. No woman has ever served as governor of Colorado.

All statewide elective executive offices are up for election in Colorado this year.

Four (1D, 3R) women filed as candidates for four statewide elective executive offices up for election in Colorado in 2022, including 1 (1R) woman who filed as a candidate for governor. Candidates for lieutenant governor are selected by gubernatorial nominees after the primary election.

Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 9 (44.4%) major-party nominees already selected for statewide elective executive offices in Colorado, including 2 of 5 (40%) Democrats and 2 of 4 (50%) Republicans. One (1R) woman statewide elective executive candidate was unsuccessful. These counts do not include the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, who will be selected by the Republican gubernatorial nominees after the primary election.

  • 2 (2D) women incumbents are nominees for re-election in November.
    • Incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will compete in an all-woman contest against Republican nominee Pam Anderson (R). 
    • Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera (D) was not on the primary ballot. She will join the gubernatorial ticket on the general election ballot.
  • 2 (2R) women won nominations to challenge incumbents in November. 
    • Heidi Ganahl (R) won the Republican nomination for governor. She will challenge incumbent Governor Jared Polis (D) in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
    • Pam Anderson (R) won the Republican nomination for secretary of state. She will challenge incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) in an all-woman general election contest.

Of the 4 (2D, 2R) women nominees already selected for statewide elective executive office in Colorado, all are white.

 

Illinois

U.S. Senate

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) is one of two current U.S. senators from Illinois. She is also one of two women who have ever served in the U.S. Senate from Illinois: Carol Moseley Braun served from 1993 to 1999 and was the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. Duckworth is one of two Asian American women currently in the U.S. Senate.

In 2022, 3 (1D, 2R) women filed as candidates for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois.

Duckworth was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be challenged by Republican nominee Kathy Salvi (R) in an all-woman general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.

U.S. House

Women currently hold 6 (5D, 1R) of 18 (33.3%) seats in the Illinois delegation to the U.S. House. Nineteen (10D, 9R) women have served in the U.S. House from Illinois. 

In 2022, 34 (19D, 15R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Illinois.

Based on primary election results, women are 9 of 32 (28.1%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Illinois, including 5 of 16 (31.3%) Democrats and 4 of 16 (25%) Republicans. Twenty-five (14D, 11R) women candidates for the U.S. House were unsuccessful.

  • 4 (3D, 2R) women incumbents are nominees for re-election. Incumbent Representative Cheri Bustos (D) is not running for re-election and incumbent Representative Marie Newman (D) was defeated in an incumbent v. incumbent primary contest in IL-06. Newman is the second incumbent woman member of the U.S. House to be defeated in primaries this year; the first was Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (D, GA-07).
    • Incumbent Representative Robin Kelly (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary in IL-02. She will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as "Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
    • Incumbent Representative Jan Schakowsky (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary in IL-09. She will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as "Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
    • Incumbent Representative Lauren Underwood (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary in IL-14. She will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as "Likely Democratic” by Cook Political Report.
    • Incumbent Representative Mary Miller (R) won the Republican nomination in an incumbent v. incumbent primary contest in IL-15. She will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as "Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.
  • 1 (1R) woman has already won a nomination to challenge an incumbent in November.
    • Catalina Lauf (R) won the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D) in IL-11, a contest currently rated as "Likely Democratic" by  Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois.
  • 4 (2D, 2R) women have already won nominations for open-seat U.S. House contests.
    • State Representative Delia Ramirez (D) won the Democratic nomination in IL-03, a contest currently rated as “Solid Democratic” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois.
    • Nikki Budzinski (D) won the Democratic nomination and Regan Deering (R) won the Republican nomination in IL-13, an all-woman contest currently rated as “Lean Democratic” by Cook Political Report.
    • Esther Joy King (R) won the Republican nomination in IL-17, a contest currently rated as a Democratic toss up by Cook Political Report. King was the Republican nominee in IL-17 in the 2020 election, when she was defeated by incumbent Representative Cheri Bustos (D) by four points.

Of the 9 (5D, 4R) women nominees already selected for U.S. House in Illinois, 2 (2D) women – Kelly (IL-02) and Underwood (IL-14) – are Black, 2 (1D, 1R) women – Ramirez (IL-03) and Lauf (IL-11) – are Latina, and 5 (2D, 3R) women – Schakowsky (IL-09), Budzinski (IL-13), Deering (IL-13), Miller (IL-15), King (IL-17) – are white. No Latina has ever represented Illinois in Congress.

Statewide Elective Executive Office

Women currently hold 2 (2D) of 6 (33.3%) statewide elective executive offices in Illinois. Ten (5D, 5R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in Illinois, including 1 (1R) woman who has served in more than one statewide executive office. No woman has ever served as governor of Illinois.

All statewide elective executive offices are up for election in Illinois this year.

Eleven (5D, 6R) women filed as candidates for six statewide elective executive offices up for election in Illinois in 2022, including 1 (1D) woman who filed as a candidate for governor.

Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 11 (36.4%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive offices in Illinois, including 2 of 6 (33.3%) Democrats and 2 of 5 (40%) Republicans. Seven (3D, 4R) women statewide elective executive candidates were unsuccessful.

  • Both (2D) women incumbent are nominees for re-election in November.
    • Incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She will compete in an all-woman general election contest against Republican nominee Shannon L. Teresi.
    • Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton (D) won the Democratic nomination on the ticket with Governor J.B. Pritzker (D). They will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
  • 2 (2R) women won nominations to challenge incumbents in November. 
    • Shannon L. Teresi (R) was unopposed in the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza in an all-woman general election contest.
    • Stephanie Trussell (R) won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor on the ticket with Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey (R). They will run for re-election in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.

Of the 4 (2D, 2R) women nominees for statewide elective executive office in Illinois, 2 (1D, 1R) women – Stratton (lieutenant governor) and Trussell (lieutenant governor) – are Black, 1 (1D) woman – Mendoza (comptroller) – is Latina, and 1 (1R) woman – Teresi (comptroller) – is white.  

 

New York

Only U.S. Senate, statewide executive, and state assembly races were contested in New York on June 28. The remainder of the state’s primary elections will be held on August 23, 2022.

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is one of two current U.S. Senators from New York. Gillibrand is not up for re-election in 2022. Two (2D) women – Gillibrand (D) and Hillary Clinton (D) – have ever served in the U.S. Senate from New York.

No women ran as challengers to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D).

Statewide Elective Executive Office

Women currently hold 2 (2D) of 4 (50%) statewide elective executive offices in New York. Seven (5D, 2R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in New York, including 1 (1D) woman who has served as governor.

Current Governor Kathy Hochul (D) ascended to the governorship upon the resignation of former Governor Andrew Cuomo in August 2021. She is the first woman governor of New York and is up for election to a full term this year.

All statewide elective executive offices in New York are up for election in 2022.

Five (4D, 1R) women filed as candidates for four statewide elective executive offices up for election in New York in 2022.

Based on primary election results, women are 3 of 8 (37.5%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive offices in New York, including 2 of 4 (50%) Democrats and 1 of 4 (25%) Republicans. Two (2D) women statewide elective executive candidates were unsuccessful.

  • Both (2D) women incumbents are nominees for re-election in November.
    • Incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (D) won the Democratic nomination and will run to hold her seat in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first woman elected governor of New York.
    • Incumbent Attorney General Tish James (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She will run for re-election in November. James became the first Black woman elected statewide in New York in 2018.
  • 1 (1R) woman won a nomination to challenge an incumbent in November. 
    • Alison Esposito (R) won the Republican nomination to challenge Lieutenant Governor Anthony Delgado (D) in November. She will run on a ticket with Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin (R) in the general election.

Of the 3 (2D, 1R) women nominees for statewide elective executive office in New York, 1 (1D) woman – James (attorney general) – is Black and 2 (1D, 1R) women – Hochul (governor) and Esposito (lieutenant governor) – are white.

 

Oklahoma

U.S. Senate

No woman has ever served in the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma.

There are 2 U.S. Senate contests in Oklahoma this year. One open-seat contest to fill the unexpired term of Senator Jim Inhofe (R) and one where Senator James Lankford (R) is up for re-election.

Three (1D, 2R) women filed as candidates in the U.S. Senate contest to fill the unexpired term of Senator Jim Inhofe (R).

  • Former U.S. Representative Kendra Horn (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will compete in a general election contest currently rated “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. She will face the winner of an all-male Republican primary runoff election.

Another 3 (2D, 1R) women filed as challengers to incumbent Senator James Lankford (R).  One (1D) woman has advanced to the primary runoff election on August 23, 2022 and 2 (1D, 1R) women were unsuccessful.

  • Madison Horn has advanced to the August 23 primary runoff election for the Democratic nomination.

U.S. House

Women currently hold 1 (1R) of 5 (20%) seats in the Oklahoma delegation to the U.S. House. Four (1D, 3R) women have served in the U.S. House from Oklahoma.  

Six (2D, 4R) women filed as candidates for the U.S. House in Oklahoma in 2022.

Based on primary election results, women are 3 of 9 (33.3%) major-party nominees already selected for U.S. House in Oklahoma, including 2 of 5 (40%) Democrats and 1 of 4 (25%) Republicans. They are 0 of 2 (0%) candidates selected to advance to the Republican primary runoff election on August 23, 2022. Three (3R) women candidates for the U.S. House were unsuccessful.

  • Incumbent Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK) won the Republican nomination and will run for re-election in OK-05, a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.
  • 1 (1D) woman won a nomination to challenge an incumbent in November. 
    • Mary Brannon (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Tom Cole (R) in OK-04, a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.
  • 1 (1D) woman already won a nomination for the open-seat U.S. House contest in OK-02.
    • Naomi Andrews (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be the Democratic nominee in OK-02, a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report.

Of the 3 (2D, 1R) women nominees for U.S. House in Oklahoma, all are white. All women who have served in the U.S. House from Oklahoma to date are white.

Statewide Elective Executive Office

Women currently hold 4 (1D, 3R) of 11 (36.4%) statewide elective executive offices in Oklahoma. Seventeen (5D, 12R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in Oklahoma, including 1 (1R) woman who has served as governor: Mary Fallin (R) served as governor from 2011 to 2019.

Nine of 11 statewide elective executive offices in Oklahoma, including governor, are up for election in 2022; only one of three seats on the corporation commission are up for election this year.

Ten (5D, 5R) women filed as candidates for nine statewide elective executive offices up for election in Oklahoma in 2022, including 3 (2D, 1R) woman who filed as candidates for governor.

Based on primary election results, women are 5 of 11 (45.5%) major-party nominees already selected for statewide elective executive offices in Oklahoma, including 4 of 6 (66.7%) Democrats and 1 of 5 (20%) Republicans. They are 3 of 8 (37.5%) candidates to advance to Republican primary runoff elections on August 23, 2022. Two (1D, 1R) women statewide elective executive candidates were unsuccessful.

  • 1 (1R) woman incumbent is won nomination for re-election in November and 1 (1R) woman incumbent has advanced to the August 23 primary runoff election. Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister (D) is running for governor and Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy (R) is not up for re-election this year.
    • Incumbent Auditor Cyndi Byrd (R) was unopposed in the Republican primary and will run for re-election in November.
    • Incumbent Commissioner of Labor Leslie Osborn (R) has advanced to the Republican primary runoff election on August 23, 2022.
  • 2 (2D) women won nominations to challenge incumbents in November. 
    • Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister (D) won the Democratic nomination for governor. She will challenge incumbent Governor Kevin Stitt (R) in a general election contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. Hofmeister was elected statewide as a Republican and changed parties from Republican to Democrat in October 2021.
    • Melinda Alizadeh-Fard (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell (R). 
  • 2 (2D) women won nominations for open-seat contests for corporation commissioner and superintendent of public instruction. Another 2 (2R) women have advanced to August 23 primary runoff elections for the same offices.
    • Margaret Bowman (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary for corporation commissioner. If elected, she will be the first Black woman elected statewide in Oklahoma.
    • Jena Nelson (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary for superintendent of public instruction.
    • State Senator Kim David (R) has advanced to the Republican primary runoff election for corporation commissioner on August 23, 2022.
    • April Grace (R) has advanced to the Republican primary runoff election for superintendent of public instruction on August 23, 2022.

Of the 5 (4D, 1R) women nominees already selected and 3 (3R) women who have advanced to the August 23 runoff elections for statewide elective executive office in Oklahoma, 1 (1D) woman – Bowman (corporation commissioner) – is Black and 7 (3D, 4R) women – Alizadeh-Fard (lieutenant governor), Byrd (auditor), David (corporation commissioner), Grace (superintendent of public instruction), Hofmeister (governor), Nelson (superintendent of public instruction), and Osborn (labor commissioner) – are white. No Black woman has served in statewide elective executive office in Oklahoma.

 

Utah

Utah is one of 12 states that currently have no women serving in the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Senate

No woman has ever served in the U.S. Senate from Utah.

Two (2R) women were unsuccessful in challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R) in the Republican primary.

U.S. House

Women currently hold 0 of 4 (0%) seats in the Utah delegation to the U.S. House. Four (2D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from Utah.  

In 2022, 4 (1D, 3R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Utah.

Based on both party convention and primary election results, women are 1 of 8 (12.5%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Utah, including 1 of 4 (25%) Democrats and 0 of 4 (0%) Republicans. Three (3R) women candidates for the U.S. House were unsuccessful.

  • 1 (1D) woman won a nomination to challenge an incumbent in November. 
    • Darlene McDonald (D) won the Democratic nomination at the party convention to challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (R) in UT-04, a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. If successful, McDonald will be the second Black woman to represent Utah in Congress. Former U.S. Representative Mia Love (R) was the first Black woman to represent Utah in Congress. She was also the first and only Black Republican woman to ever serve in Congress.

Statewide Elective Executive Office

Women currently hold 1 (1R) of 5 (20%) statewide elective executive offices in Utah. Three (1D, 2R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in Utah, including 1 (1R) woman who has served in more than one statewide executive office.

Just one statewide elective executive office – treasurer – is up for election in Utah this year and no women candidates filed to run as challengers to incumbent Treasurer Mario Oaks (R).

 

Mississippi – Primary Runoff

U.S. House

There were no women candidates in Mississippi’s primary runoff elections for U.S. House.

Combined with primary election results from June 8, women are 1 of 8 (12.5%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Mississippi, including 1 of 4 (25%) Democrats and 0 of 4 (0%) Republicans.

South Carolina – Primary Runoff

U.S. Senate

State Representative Krystle Matthews (D) won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Tim Scott in a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. If successful, she will be the first woman in the U.S. Senate from South Carolina and the first Black woman in the U.S. Senate from a Southern state.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Ellen Weaver (R) won the Republican nomination in the open-seat contest for superintendent of public instruction. She will face Democratic nominee Lisa Ellis (D) in an all-woman general election contest.

Combined with primary election results from June 14, women are 4 of 11 (36.4%) major-party nominees already selected for statewide elective executive office in South Carolina, including 2 of 3 (66.7%) Democrats and 2 of 8 (25%) Republicans. Gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham (D) has not yet selected his running mate.

Nebraska – Special U.S. House Election

In the special election to fill the vacancy in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district, State Senator Patty Pansing Brooks (D) was defeated by Mike Flood (R). Brooks is also the Democratic nominee in November’s general election for a full term.

 

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CAWP Staff